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River Valley Charter School

Development Committee

Published on November 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM EST

Date and Time

Tuesday December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM EST

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Elizabeth Rankin 1 m
  B. Record Attendance   Elizabeth Rankin 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Elizabeth Rankin 1 m
II. Development at RVCS 6:03 PM
  A. Winter Development Elizabeth Rankin 45 m
   

Annual Appeal - update & debrief

  • archive annual fund process in Board on track to streamline effort next year
  • how is it going?

Next up? Read A Thon

  • Committee member coordinated business outreach 
  • Director outreach to staff to increase engagement
  • Development Cmte member attend staff meeting to see what works best for staff
  • Review additional ideas including author visits/mystery readers and receptivity of staff

Big Picture - Looking Ahead using the Development Plan

  • Grandparents Day 
  • alum
  
  B. Action Items 10 m
   
  • review and refine read a thon communication as well as dates to prep for sending to Jane (in BOT Development Folder)
  • Reach out to potential sponsors and track communication
  • Coordinate with Jane to include language in the Current and separate communication if necessary 
  • Confirm dates with Brook/Read A Thon   
  • Update Read a thin pages
  • Meet with RVCS staff to increase engagement (ER is meeting with Laura)
  
III. Community Connections
 

 

  • PA and other RVCS community events

 

 

  
IV. Closing Items 6:58 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Elizabeth Rankin 1 m

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.

REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY The Board Chair reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.